''Metopium'' or poisonwood is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the

sumac Sumac ( or ), also spelled sumach, is any of about 35 species of flowering plants in the genus ''Rhus'' and related genera in the cashew family (Anacardiaceae). Sumacs grow in subtropical and temperate regions throughout the world, including Eas ...

family,

Anacardiaceae The Anacardiaceae, commonly known as the cashew family or sumac family, are a family of flowering plants, including about 83 genera with about 860 known species. Members of the Anacardiaceae bear fruits that are drupes and in some cases produce ...

. They are

dioecious Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...

trees with poisonous sap that can induce

contact dermatitis Contact dermatitis is a type of acute or chronic inflammation of the skin caused by exposure to chemical or physical agents. Symptoms of contact dermatitis can include itchy or dry skin, a red rash, bumps, blisters, or swelling. These rashes are ...

Taxonomy

Species

, ''Plants of the World online'' has 4 accepted species: *''

Metopium brownei ''Metopium brownei'' (also known as chechem, chechen, or black poisonwood) is a species of plant in the family Anacardiaceae. Distribution and habitat It is found in Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Cuba, Jamaica, northern Guatemal ...

'' (Jacq.) Urb. — black poisonwood *''

Metopium gentlei ''Metopium'' or poisonwood is a genus of flowering plants in the sumac family, Anacardiaceae. They are dioecious trees with poisonous sap that can induce contact dermatitis. Taxonomy Species , ''Plants of the World online'' has 4 accepted spec ...

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Metopium toxiferum ''Metopium toxiferum'', the poisonwood, Florida poisontree, or hog gum, is a species of flowering tree in the cashew or sumac family, Anacardiaceae, that is native to the American Neotropics. It produces the irritant urushiol much like its close ...

'' (L.) Krug & Urb. — Florida poisonwood *''

Metopium venosum ''Metopium'' or poisonwood is a genus of flowering plants in the sumac family, Anacardiaceae. They are dioecious trees with poisonous sap that can induce contact dermatitis. Taxonomy Species , ''Plants of the World online'' has 4 accepted spec ...

'' (Griseb.) Engl. — Cuban poisonwood

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Anacardiaceae Anacardiaceae genera Dioecious plants {{Anacardiaceae-stub